TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mulhallen,Jacqueline
ED  - Open Book Publishers,
TI  - The theatre of Shelley
SN  - 9781906924324
PB  - Open Book Publishers
KW  - Shelley, Percy Bysshe,
KW  - English drama
KW  - 19th century
KW  - History and criticism
N1  - Available through Open Book Publishers; Based on the author's thesis (Ph.D., Anglia Ruskin University); Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-274) and index; Introduction -- 1. The Theatrical Context: The Georgian Theatre in England -- 2. Shelley's Theatregoing, Playreading and Criticism -- 3. Practical Technique: The Cenci -- 4. Turning History into Art: Charles the First -- 5. Ideal Drama: Prometheus Unbound -- 6. Drama for a Purpose: Hellas & Fragments of an Unfinished Drama -- 7. Satirical Comedy: Swellfoot the Tyrant -- Conclusion -- Appendix I: List of Performances Seen by Shelley -- Appendix II: The Programme of Songs with the Performance of Douglas -- Select Bibliography -- Index; Open access resource providing free access
N2  - "This is the first full-length study of Shelley's plays in performance. It offers a rich, meticulously researched history of Shelley's role as a playwright and dramatist and a reassessment of his "closet dramas" as performable pieces of theatre. With chapters on each of Shelley's dramatic works, the book provides a thorough discussion of the poet's stagecraft, and analyses performances of his plays from the Georgian period to today. In addition, Mulhallen offers details of the productions Shelley saw in England and Italy, many not identified before, as well as a vivid account of the actors and personalities that constituted the theatrical scene of his time. Her research reveals Shelley as an extraordinarily talented playwright, whose fascination with contemporary theatrical theory and practice seriously challenges the notion that he was a reluctant dramatist.  Prof. Stephen Behrendt (Nebraska) has described the book as "wonderfully convincing" and "something wholly new in Shelley studies", while Prof. Tim Webb (Bristol) describes Mulhallen as having a "more precisely developed sense of the theatrical possibilities of Shelley's work than almost anybody who has written about Shelley". The Theatre of Shelley is essential reading for anyone interested in Romanticism, nineteenth-century culture and the history of theatre."--Publisher's website.
UR  - http://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0011
UR  - http://www.openbookpublishers.com/shopimages/products/cover/27
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